Nice Sunday!

Had service as usual, followed by prayer meeting! Felt really happy after that hahaha. For no reason! Guess it’s the joy of the Lord hehehe.

And Sofi gave me a shirt from HongKong! :) So touched~

 

Went SWIMMING again, 16 laps. :)

Many many kids today.

One thing about me, the more I exercise, the more I EAT… So what’s the point?! Lol…

Sigh seriously…

 

Dinner @ Soup Restaurant with Dad

Their signature dish.

And I overate again. :(

 

After that… To make matter worse, we went shopping for food to stock up…

Bought a tub of Haagen Dazs.
There was a promotion…
And we got a little tub free.

This is certainly not helping at all…

 

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Anyway, a while ago, I had a little chat with my schoolmates about our FUTURE.

What would we do after graduation???

Being a nursing student doesn’t necessary mean that we WILL become a nurse eventually. Unless we are bonded, we still have freedom of choice to do whatever we want.

However, most of us would agree that it is ‘safer’ to gain a few years of experience in local hospitals before deciding where to venture on next.

I’m rather open to the thought of migrating actually, since a nursing degree can be liken to a visa to many countries. It’d be so much easier to be a PR.

The UK and Australia are good choices for nursing. Their healthcare systems are much more established and nurses are more respected. They are seen more or less on equal par with doctors.

The USA is not bad either.

 

One thing I hate most about local practices is that local doctors seem obligated to prescribe drugs to whoever consult them and for every minor symptoms.

For example,

I once consulted a doctor regarding dizzy spells and gastric refluxes. He told me to rest more as I was under stress.

I was happy that nothing serious was actually happening, but felt cheated for the superficial reasoning.

That was fine… At least I was assured.

However, as I was about to pay for my consultation ($30 for those same sentences my mum would tell me), I was handed some medications.

I inquired about those as I felt there was no need to take any at all, since the doctor merely told me to REST right.

The lady at the counter, took a second look at the very drugs she had just given me, paused to think for a while.

And said, “Just take lah, it’s something to do with the brain.”

(I think her brain needed it more.)

It was downright unprofessional.

Had she said “I have to check with the doctor, can I get back to you soon?”, I’d have forgotten this issue.

Anyway, I replied “I don’t see a need to take it, can I not have it?”

(I might have been labeled as being “non-compliant” immediately. Healthcare professionals hate to deal with non-compliant patients as it spells more trouble.)

“Then what’s the point of you seeing the doctor?”

1) To get my MC.
2) To get assurance.

Well, to avoid wasting time arguing over nothingness, I took them and left.

Abandoned them on my table (not sure if I googled them), and got well after some REST…

Had I taken those, I might intoxicate my liver and experience unnecessary adverse effects of the drugs.

 

I believe these situations are rampant all over the island. It is not uncommon to see army guys having an MC for any little pain here and there, little cough, flu and headache. Are they being encouraged to become whiners and softies?

Are the men so fearful of DYING over these minor symptoms? Or that all the doctors want is just the money?

The fundamental role of a doctor is to cure. But it’s good to THINK afresh at every case.

And maybe they should start prescribing drugs for laziness.

 

Most of the time, your body is stronger and smarter than you think. Relax, stay calm, and let your body defend for you.

Our immune systems have superpower haha.

 

 

That aside, of course I have other tempting reasons to migrate hahaha.

If I ever get married, I’m uncertain if I’d want my children to go through the education system here which kills creativity and curiosity.

That’d be many yearsss from now, but I’m keeping this option open.